Shabbat Zachor Scholar-in-Residence Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Dov Linzer

We are pleased to welcome Rabbi Dov Linzer, Rosh Yeshivat Chovevei Torah to TAIS for Shabbat as our Scholar-in-Residence!

Friday night, February 23 – 6:00pm (approx) Drasha on the topic: What, really, is the mitzvah to remember Amalek?

Shabbat afternoon, February 24 – 5:25pm – Shiur on the topic: Transgender Men and Women in Life and Law

Rabbi Dov Linzer is the Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School and is the primary architect of YCT’s groundbreaking curriculum of Torah, Halakha, pastoral counseling and professional training. Rabbi Linzer has been a leading rabbinic voice in the Modern Orthodox community for over 20 years. Rabbi Linzer publishes a widely-read parashah sheet, teshuvot on a wide range of contemporary halakhic topics and co-hosts The Joy of Text podcast with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus, addressing topics related to sex, Halakhah, and Orthodoxy. He was the convener of the 2012 Modern Orthodox Siyyum HaShas.